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(43) Date of publication: 31.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/13 (21) Application number: 07785949.4 (22) Date of filing: 09.07.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16C 33/04(2006.01) F16C 33/66(2006.01) F16C 19/18(2006.01) F16C 33/10(2006.01) F16C 17/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/006078 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/006920 (15.01.2009 Gazette 2009/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (71) Applicants: AB SKF 415 50 Göteborg (SE) Alfa Laval Corporate AB 221 00 Lund (SE)	(72) Inventors: SCHWEITZER, Ferdinand A-3352 St. Peter in der Au (AT) KLINTENSTEDT, Kjell S-132 34 Saltsjö-Boo (SE) (74) Representative: Schonecke, Mitja  SKF GmbH Gunnar-Wester-Strasse 12 97421 Schweinfurt 97421 Schweinfurt (DE)